India to increase vaccination sites as turnout lags

India says it will increase the number of its COVID-19 vaccination sites drastically amid concerns about the speed of vaccine coverage in the country.

It's been one month since India started vaccinating its frontline and healthcare workers.

So far it has inoculated 9 million people - but has a long way to go to meet its final target of vaccinating 300 million Indians by August.

Neha Poonia reports.
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Australia – Government appoints Minister to oversee rape allegations.

The Australian government has asked Liberal backbencher Celia Hammond to oversee an enquiry, after a former staffer revealed she'd been raped in a ministers office two years ago.

The opposition has been vocal in its criticism, saying the investigation needs to be independent of the government.

Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane

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Biden: Covid-19 Vaccine will be available to every American by end of July

US president Joe Biden says Covid-19 vaccine doses will be available to every American by the end of July.

He was speaking at a CNN town hall in Wisconsin, his first official trip outside of Washington DC since becoming President.

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.

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Millions without power in Texas as freezing storm hits swathes of the US.

A freezing storm has swept across southern parts of the United States causing several fatalities and leaving millions of people in Texas without power.

This kind of cold snap is unusual for this part of the country and the brutal conditions are expected to continue through the rest of the week.

Our correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details.

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Hong Kong government expected to approve Sinovac vaccine

The Hong Kong government is expected to approve China's Sinovac vaccine, after a panel of local health experts gave unanimous backing to the jab.

The panel says Sinovac's latest trial data is good enough for public use, without waiting for the endorsement of the World Health Organisation. 

Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong. 

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Trump says Republicans won't win again if they support "sullen" Mitch McConnell

Former US President Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on top Republican Mitch McConnell, saying the party "will not win again" if it supports him.

It comes after the Senate Minority Leader delivered a strongly worded rebuke of the former President following his acquittal in his second impeachment trial.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Firing fresh salvo, Trump lambasts McConnell, calls him "dour, unsmiling political hack"

Former US President Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on the Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell.

Last week, Senator McConnell voted to acquit Donald Trump at his impeachment trial, but then made it clear he believes the former President was entirely responsible for the deadly assault on the US Capitol building last month.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Mixed close on Wall Street with stimulus in focus

It was a mixed day for the markets with investors keeping tabs on
President Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan.

And a deep freeze felt across much of the U.S. helped heat up the energy sector.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Biden's first call to Middle East will be to Netanyahu, soon

US President Joe Biden's first call to a Middle Eastern leader will be to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The new president is yet to call America's closest ally in the region but the White House says it will happen soon.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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US coronavirus infections continue to decline

Coronavirus infections have dropped sharply in the US, with new cases at their lowest levels since November.

However, health officials worry that the spread of more contagious variants could reverse that progress.

US correspondent Ira Spitzer has more

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German police seal off apartment buildings to stop Covid-19 mutation spread

A police operation is underway in Western Germany, with officers sealing off several residential buildings to help contain the outbreak of a new Covid-19 variant. 

The operation was triggered by local test results indicating the presence of the infectious new mutation first reported by the UK. 

Our correspondent Trent Murray reports from Berlin

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SCOTLAND TO START OPENING SCHOOLS

Some children in Scotland will return to school next week - First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Covid19 case rates in Scotland are continuing to fall, but Nicola Sturgeon warned opening society up too quickly could risk setting the nation back. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more.

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More than 150 million Americans under winter storm warning

Nearly four million people in the U.S. state of Texas were without
power Tuesday morning as temperatures remain near record lows.

More than 150 people people in the U.S. are now under a winter storm
warning due to the Arctic outbreak.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

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Dutch judge rules coronavirus curfew must be lifted 'immediately'

The curfew in the Netherlands must be lifted immediately, according to a new ruling by a judge in The Hague. 

The ruling to lift the coronavirus curfew is effective immediately, but the Dutch government has indicated it will appeal.

From Brussels, Lucy Hough has more. 

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Prisoners on Hunger strike in Ethiopi

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A court in Ethiopia has allowed prisoners who were on hunger strike to be taken to a private hospital after medical personnel said their situation was deteriorating.

 

The prisoners are from the Oromo Federalist Congress,  an opposition party from the Prime Minister's ethnic group that has openly challenged his rule.

 

Over 20 leaders were arrested last year after being accused of inciting violence among other charges.

 

Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa: 

 

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UK's government says people must remain patient as phase 2 of vaccine rollout begins

The UK's government says it is confident it will be able to vaccinate another 17 million people by April.

 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says people must now remain patient for restrictions to ease.

 

Chris Jones has more in London.

 

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Harry and Meghan to share details about post-Royal life in Oprah Winfrey interview

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will reveal details about their decision to step away from the monarchy in a TV interview with Oprah Winfrey, due to air next month.

The news follows the couple's announcement over the weekend that they are expecting their second child together.

From London, Benji Hyer reports. 

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TANZANIA ON HIGH ALERT OVER EBOLA

Tanzania has announced that it is on high alert following an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

According to Kigoma Regional medical officer Dr. Simon Chacha, the country has strengthened testing around the borders and at its ports of entry.

 

Daniel kijo reports.

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Rapid Covid-19 tests to be offered to all German citizens

The German Government has announced a major change to its national coronavirus testing strategy, promising to expand the use to rapid tests to help end lockdown. 

From next month, people will be actively encouraged to make use of free government tests, to help health authorities map out, and contain, emerging hotspots in the country. 

In Berlin, Trent Murray has the details. 

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India scheduled to start vaccinating people above the age of 50, March onwards

India's health minister SAYS the country is gearing up for the third phase of the world's largest adult vaccination drive.

People above the age of 50 and those who are younger with co-morbidities may start BEING vaccinated by March

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